Pak Navy to acquire more airborne warning aircraft

The Pakistan Navy on Saturday inducted a Fokker aircraft and two Alouette helicopters and announced plans to strengthen its aviation wing with the acquisition of more surveillance and airborne warning aircraft.

The Fokker aircraft was acquired from state-run Pakistan International Airlines, which had grounded its Fokker fleet in 2000 while the two "marinised" Alouettes were acquired from a private firm in Britain, said a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations.

The aircraft were inducted into the Navy during a ceremony held at the Pakistan Naval Aviation Base PNS Mehran that was attended by Naval chief Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir.

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